How To Install tmux on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux on Ubuntu.
What is tmux
tmux is:
tmux enables a number of terminals (or windows) to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal like screen. tmux runs as a server-client system. A server is created automatically when necessary and holds a number of sessions, each of which may have a number of windows linked to it. Any number of clients may connect to a session, or the server may be controlled by issuing commands with tmux. Communication takes place through a socket, by default placed in /tmp. Moreover tmux provides a consistent and well-documented command interface, with the same syntax whether used interactively, as a key binding, or from the shell. It offers a choice of vim or Emacs key layouts.
There are three methods to install tmux on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tmux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tmux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tmux
Install tmux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tmux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tmux
Install tmux Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tmux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tmux
How To Uninstall tmux on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the tmux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tmux
Uninstall tmux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tmux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tmux
Remove tmux Configurations and Data
To remove tmux configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tmux
Remove tmux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tmux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tmux
Dependencies
tmux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.